(This email was sent yesterday but I forgot to cc the mailing list)
Hello Mathieu, Mathieu Lirzin <m...@gnu.org> writes: > Hello Matthias, > > Matthias Paulmier <matthias.paulm...@etu.u-bordeaux.fr> writes: > >> This summer has overall been a great experience for me as I have >> learned a lot about Perl and tests in general. This was a big >> challenge for me as I have never worked on such a large code base (it >> may not be much for others but it was quite a significant one for me). >> As we have seen above, the project still needs some work as I have >> said previously. >> >> As you may know if you follow this list, Mathieu is stepping down as >> maintainer of Automake. The code produced this summer will therefore >> not be integrated into the project until someone is taking on that >> role and is willing to review the changes. >> >> I am not aware of anyone taking on the role of maintainer of Automake >> so far but, when this person is there, I am willing to work with them >> to be able to integrate my code into Automake as well as improving or >> expanding it (while I will not be as available as this summer i am >> still willing to contribute). Be it partially or in its entirety. I >> think some parts could be very interesting for the project. >> Especially the fix of the Perl `XFAIL' tests and the use of the >> `Export' module inside Automake. > > I really enjoyed reading your detailed and honest report, and even if I > have not been able to follow the second half of the coding period in > details, I am pleased with the work you have done. > > Even if I stepped down I am still a commiter, so there is nothing > besides time which prevents me from integrating your work in particular > if those changes are safe. In theory, refactoring work can easily be > reviewed if for example you create one patch for each module extracted > with its corresponding test. I recommend to submit those patches > incrementally to <automake-patc...@gnu.org>. Cool, I didn't realize that (and that there are also other committers). I'll try submitting them in the coming days, I just need to figure out a good way of making these patches. I think I will be submitting the changes to the test suite first, then the individual modules with their corresponding tests. Sorry for the late response, I was taking a small break after submitting my final report. -- Matthias Paulmier
